# \*labb(-at)-: 'neck with chest; back and flank'

> Proto-Semitic *labb(-at)-, 'neck with chest; back and flank': reflexes in 7 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*labb(-at)- |
| Meaning | 'neck with chest; back and flank' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2614 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | lubb-at- \[BK 2 955\], labab- \[ibid.\]; labbat- (WKAS II, 84 apud SED I 156); labān- (BK 2, 962 apud SED I 156) | BK 2 955; WKAS II, 84; SED I 156; BK 2, 962 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | mǝlább \[JM 250\]. | JM 250 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | labânu (labiānu, libânu) OB on \[CAD l 12\] \[AHw 524\] | CAD l 12; AHw 524 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | läbbät \[LH 40\] | LH 40 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | WOL labä \[LGur 373\], ZWY läbät \[LGur I 1214\] | LGur 373; LGur I 1214 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MUH MSQ GOG SOD laba, CHA EZ̆A naba, ENN GYE naḇa \[ibid. 373\]. |  | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | lɛb \[JJ 159\] | JJ 159 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>)

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